“The Green Evolution Of Manufacturing: The Tipping Point Of Eco-Friendly Methods” By Jon Wikstrom, Manufacturing.net It’s hard to pin down a specific date for the start of the modern environmentalist movement. To some degree, the ideals of conservationism are as old as...

By Fox Business The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago’s gauge of factory activity in the Midwest region rose to 54.7 in July, the highest level since January, from 49.4 the month prior. Wall Street expected a shallower rise to 50.5. Readings above 50 point to expansion, while those...

“What Tesla is doing in America’s newest smokestacks-free manufacturing city” By Bruce Katz and Kelly Kline, Fortune Fremont, California is reinventing what it means to live in a factory town, and the electric car giant has joined in what could be a new era of U.S....

By Megan Woolhouse, Boston Globe Four years after moving manufacturing to India in 2008, Cambridge robotics maker Energid Technologies Corp. brought production and a handful of jobs back to Massachusetts, squeezed by rising tariffs on parts imported to its Bangalore factory and...

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“Multimaterial 3D Printing Could Spawn a New Era of Design Solutions” By Al Bredenberg, Design News As additive manufacturing (AM) continues its double-digit growth trend, manufacturers are looking increasingly for advanced capabilities from 3D printing. A number of industry players are focusing on multimaterial printing, such as Stratasys (with its...

“U.S. energy production could create almost a half-million new jobs, but here’s the thing” By Clare Goldsberry, Plastics Today Energy resources in the United States offer a huge opportunity to send the U.S. economy on an upward trajectory that hasn’t been seen since the mid to late 20th century. A new report from the Boston Consulting...

“Leverage Smart Manufacturing to Succeed in the New Global Economy” By Raj Batra, InTech Magazine To compete, smart manufacturing is going to be vital. According to McKinsey, a global management consulting firm, 80 percent of production costs are determined in the design phase. Waiting to look at production design until a product is being assembled...

By Rebecca Carnes, Design-2-Part Magazine The inexpensive and plentiful supply of natural gas here in the United States is translating to cost savings and long-term employment gains in U.S. manufacturing. According to a recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, “Shale Gas: Still a boon to US manufacturing?” PwC estimates that the continued “shale effect” on...

“The Advancement Of 3D Printing And Its Impact On The Manufacturing Industry” By Aaron Bresinger & Yves Leclerc, Manufacturing Business Technology Rarely is the need to innovate more critical to success than in manufacturing. Innovations in process, in machinery, or in materials could each create a significant competitive advantage. However,...

By Ann R. Thryft, Design News 3D printing (3DP) materials for desktops and some other machine types are getting far more specialized. They’re also becoming more widely available, and from more sources: the number of manufacturers tossing their hats in the ring is growing, such as Natureworks, makers of the leading Ingeo PLA biopolymer. So is the number...